New Jersey, United States
Eastern Time
11:53 PM
Area Code
856
State / Province
New Jersey
Country
United States
Time Zone
Eastern Time
Area code 856 covers 33 cities and communities across New Jersey, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+18565550100">+18565550100</a><a href="tel:+18565550199">+18565550199</a>Look up which exchange in New Jersey a specific 856 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
673 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 5,661 thousands-blocks — pooling splits one prefix across several carriers, so each block is listed separately with the rate centre it is homed to, its carrier of record, and the switch that serves it.
Showing blocks 1–100 of 5,661
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856-200 | 0 | Vineland | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 1 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 2 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 3 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 4 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | CMDNNJCE83Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 5 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 6 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 7 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 8 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | PEERLESS NETWORK OF NEW JERSEY, LLC - NJ (264F) | CMDNNJCEXFZ | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | 9 | Vineland | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-200 | A | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 0 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 1 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | CAMDEN | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 2 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | CMDNNJCE84Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 3 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 4 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. (145J) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 5 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 6 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 7 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 8 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | NETCARRIER TELECOM, INC. - NJ (9003) | CMDNNJCEX5Y | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | 9 | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-202 | A | Woodbury | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | CAMDEN | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 0 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 1 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 2 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 3 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 4 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 5 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 6 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJ (4804) | PRTNNJ312MD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 7 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 8 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | CAMDEN | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | 9 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | CAMDEN | 222 | — | — |
| 856-203 | A | Camden | Landline or VoIP | MONMOUTH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, INC. - NJ (3639) | CAMDEN | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 0 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - NJ (325E) | CMDNNJCEX6Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 1 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - NJ (325E) | CMDNNJCEX6Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 2 | Vineland | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NJ (6391) | CMDNNJCE59Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 3 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - NJ (637C) | CMDNNJCEX8Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 4 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 5 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 6 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. (145J) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 7 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | IP HORIZON LLC (515J) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 8 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | 9 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | IP HORIZON LLC (515J) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-204 | A | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - NJ (325E) | CMDNNJCEX6Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 0 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 1 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 2 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 3 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ (7134) | CMDNNJCEX5Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 4 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - NJ (637C) | CMDNNJCEX8Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 5 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 6 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 7 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 8 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | 9 | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-205 | A | Vineland | Landline | VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. (9206) | VINELAND | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 0 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 1 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | CMDNNJCE83Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 2 | Moorestown | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 3 | Moorestown | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CMDNNJCEXQY | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 4 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ (7134) | CMDNNJCEX5Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 5 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJ (4804) | PRTNNJ312MD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 6 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 7 | Moorestown | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CMDNNJCEXQY | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 8 | Moorestown | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | 9 | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-206 | A | Moorestown | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 0 | Vineland | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 1 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 2 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 3 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 4 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 5 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 6 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 7 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 8 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | 9 | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-207 | A | Vineland | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 0 | Beaver Brook | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | CMDNNJCE51Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 1 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC (318J) | CMDNNJCE58Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 2 | Beaver Brook | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | CMDNNJCE51Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 3 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | CMDNNJCE83Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 4 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ (7134) | CMDNNJCEX5Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 5 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 6 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 7 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 8 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - NJ (637C) | CMDNNJCEX8Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | 9 | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - NJ (325E) | CMDNNJCEX6Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-208 | A | Beaver Brook | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | CMDNNJCE83Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 0 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 1 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | IP HORIZON LLC (515J) | — | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 2 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 3 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 4 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 5 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 6 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 7 | Camden | Landline or VoIP | CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (508J) | CMDNNJCE08Z | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 8 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | 9 | Camden | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP (6626) | CMDNNJCECM2 | 222 | — | — |
| 856-209 | A | Camden | Landline or VoIP | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ (118F) | LRSPNJLSFMD | 222 | — | — |
| 856-210 | 0 | Berlin | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ (7134) | CMDNNJCEX5Z | 222 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
673
Assignment Blocks
5,661
Rate Centers
33
Carriers of Record
50
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 580 | 10% |
| Landline or VoIP | 3,463 | 61% |
| Wireless | 1,618 | 29% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| ONVOY, LLC - NJ | 791 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 628 |
| VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC. | 580 |
| OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LP | 548 |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 427 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NJ | 323 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 309 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NJ | 295 |
| COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 256 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJ | 207 |
| 40 other carriers | 1,297 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 81 | 664 |
| Haddonfield | 65 | 528 |
| Moorestown | 54 | 404 |
| Vineland | 43 | 423 |
| Merchantville | 30 | 245 |
| Woodbury | 30 | 216 |
| Haddon Heights | 28 | 244 |
| Williamstown | 25 | 207 |
| Laurel Springs | 24 | 176 |
| Bridgeton | 21 | 193 |
| Marlton | 21 | 144 |
| Blackwood | 19 | 169 |
| Collingswood | 18 | 157 |
| Mullica Hill | 17 | 179 |
| Beaver Brook | 16 | 165 |
| Berlin | 16 | 121 |
| Glassboro | 16 | 140 |
| Pitman | 16 | 142 |
| Millville | 15 | 131 |
| Riverside | 12 | 91 |
| Swedesboro | 12 | 121 |
| Gloucester | 11 | 102 |
| Penns Grove | 11 | 111 |
| Riverton | 10 | 75 |
| Salem | 10 | 90 |
| Paulsboro | 9 | 70 |
| Wenonah | 9 | 70 |
| Woodstown | 8 | 58 |
| Elmer | 7 | 62 |
| Cedarville | 6 | 58 |
| Franklinville | 6 | 60 |
| Port Norris | 6 | 44 |
| Pleasantville | 1 | 1 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
Area code 856 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to New Jersey, United States. It is one of 10 area codes serving New Jersey. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 856 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to New Jersey, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 856 covers 33 cities and communities in New Jersey, including Beaver Brook, Berlin, Blackwood, Bridgeton, Camden, and 28 more localities. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 856 area code observe Eastern Time (IANA timezone: America/New_York). Eastern Time is UTC−5 in winter (EST) and UTC−4 in summer (EDT). When placing a call to a 856 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within New Jersey, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 856 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 856 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 856 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +18565550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.